Unmasking Mental Health

Mental Health is health. We can’t divorce our physical well-being from our mental well-being. In this episode, Brianna and Brittany discuss why mental health is a health and safety issue in the workplace. Looking at current events, pop culture, and workplace issues, it is evident that mental health affects us all—in different capacities. CUPE National Representative Andréane Chénier joins the CUPE cast to discuss how we can connect work and mental health.

If you or someone you know are battling with a mental illness, there are supports available to you. To find local mental health support in your community, call 2-1-1 or visit 211ontario.ca. 

Show notes:

British Vogue (2020) | From ‘Bunny Boiler’ Stigmas To Brave Storytelling, A Timeline Of Mental Health Narratives In Pop Culture

https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/mental-health-narrative 

Canadian Mental Health Association | Mental Health Week 2024 May 6-12

https://cmha.ca/mental-health-week/

Canadian Mental Health Association (2016) | Mental Illnesses in the Workplace

https://cmha.ca/brochure/mental-illnesses-in-the-workplace/ 

CBC News (April 18, 2024) | Profs call Ford government bill 'political interference' on campus

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-universities-colleges-bill-166-anti-racism-policy-1.7176602 

CUPE National | Mental Health Resources

https://cupe.ca/mental-health

CUPE National | Mental health tool kit

https://cupe.ca/mental-health-toolkit

CUPE National | Work-Related Stress

https://cupe.ca/work-related-stress

CUPE National | Creating Healthier Work, Not Tougher Workers

https://cupe.ca/creating-healthier-work-not-tougher-workers

CUPE National | Resilience and mental well-being

https://cupe.ca/resilience-and-mental-well-being

CUPE National | Talking to Members about Mental Health

https://cupe.ca/talking-members-about-mental-health-0

CUPE National | Mental Health and Well-being

https://cupe.ca/mental-health-and-well-being-work

CUPE Ontario | Connecting Work and Mental Health 

https://cupe.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Andreane-Chenier-Connecting-Work-and-Mental-Health.pdf

Los Angeles Times (March 26, 2024) | Nickelodeon stars from ‘Quiet on Set’: Where are they now?

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-26/nickelodeon-stars-where-are-they-now-quiet-on-set 

Medium (2024) | Winnie the Pooh: A Mental Health Look

​​https://livewelltalk.medium.com/winnie-the-pooh-a-mental-health-look-5f68a803e6db 

Mental Health Commission | Mental health first aid 

https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/what-we-do/mental-health-first-aid/

National Library of Medicine (2000)| Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood: a neurodevelopmental perspective​​ on A.A. Milne

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC80580/ 

Statistics Canada | Mental Health of Canadians - it matters https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/4691-mental-health-canadians-it-matters